Gestalt in Working with Crisis and Trauma – description of the cycle:
Unfortunately it happened so that the most massive and multi-level traumatic events in European region happened in Ukraine. Starting from 2014 Ukrainian colleagues have completed a series of advanced training courses in trauma and crisis from colleagues from all over the world. Ukrainian psychologists from the very first days of Russian invasion to Ukraine were those very supporters to fighters and people in Ukraine who did tremendous work in the most unpredictable and crucial moments. Since February 24 2022 Ukrainian colleagues daily work with deeply traumatized people and crisis states.
This is an invitation to learn from first front line practitioners, those who have learnt a lot through their professional and personal experiences about trauma and crisis. This is the first program from this team of the most experienced traumatherapists for those living outside of Ukraine.
Gestalt in Working with Crisis and Trauma –Training Program:
«Modern Gestalt Approach in work with crisis and trauma» – program leader – Tara Konrad
The Program aims at psychologists, psychotherapists, volunteers, social health workers who provide services to people experiencing or have experienced traumatic events. The Program participants will get: theoretical knowledge how to work with trauma and crisis in gestalt approach; practical skills in work with people going through trauma and crisis; raised awareness about identity issues in the face of trauma and crisis; toolkit of work with professional burn-off syndrome and prevention. The Program consist of 7 3-day seminars focusing on different aspects of work with trauma and crisis. The format of work is both training and personal explorative (no video is planned to be taken). The practical cases of work with traumatic experiences and crisis situations will be considered under supervision of experienced trainers.
The trainers team consists of the most experienced trainers from Ukraine: Tara Konrad, Ludmila Batalina, Larisa Didkovska and a trainer from Poland Lena Grigorieva.
Seminar 1: The gestalt approach of nowadays how to work with crisis and trauma. Key terminology of trauma, diagnostics and symptomps. Phenomenology and neurobiology of proccess.
Trainer: Tara Konrad
Date: March 8-10 2024
Seminar 2: Crisis: work with crisis, crisis interventions, challenges and tools.
Trainer: Ludmila Batalina
Dates: April 19-21 2024
Seminar 3: Losses and mourning. Myths in work with the process of mourning. The concept of mourning through gestalt philosophy paradigm.
Trainer: Tara Konrad
Dates: June 7-9 2024
Seminar 4: Identity trauma: cultural, professional, interpersonal. Dignity strengthening as a tool for recovery.
Trainers: Larisa Didkovska and Lena Grigorieva
Dates: July 5-7 2024
Seminar 5: Work with kids and teens in trauma (shock and developmental trauma).
Trainer: Ludmila Batalina
Dates: September 27-29 2024
Seminar 6: Body processes and toolkit for work. The body of a therapist and the body of a client. Aspects of work with lost body wholeness.
Trainer: Tara Konrad
Dates: October 23-25 2024
Seminar 7: Burn-off syndrome. Moral trauma. Vicar trauma.
Trainer: Tara Konrad
Dates: November 29 – December 1 2024
Closed group, no new participants after the 2nd seminar accepted.
Info about trainers:
Gestalt practitioner since 1999, supervisor since 2013. Trainer of Kiev Gestalt University.
Ludmila Batalina (Kiev) MeD and PhD in Clinical Psychology. Clinical psychologist, psychotherapist.
PhD in Psychology, gestalt practitioner, president of Ukrainian Association for gestalt therapy.
Lena Grigorieva (Lodz)
Psychologist, gestalt practitioner. Trainer, international training programs’ manager of Lodzka Szkola Gestalt, supervisor (Instituto di Gestalt HCC – Italy). Member of IAAGT/ regional development committee member, EAGT/ HR&Social Responsibility Committee member. Director of New Gestalt Voices (Great Britain).
